Cost of living comparison

Montevideo, Uruguay

compared to

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 57.3% more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 35.5% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 51.9% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.2% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Copenhagen

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Montevideo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Montevideo, you would:

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pay 73.3% more for restaurants

	Montevideo	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 UYU590.75	$21.56 DKK139.23	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 UYU396.30	$14.37 DKK92.82	+49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 UYU79.31	$3.78 DKK24.41	+95.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 UYU61.73	$2.98 DKK19.23	+98.3%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 UYU109.38	$3.78 DKK24.43	+42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.01 UYU247.02	$6.47 DKK41.79	+7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UYU174.49	$7.42 DKK47.94	+74.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 UYU182.22	$4.75 DKK30.69	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 UYU176.39	$5.10 DKK32.93	+18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UYU51.13	$1.41 DKK9.11	+13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU41.39	$1.42 DKK9.14	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 UYU26.30	$1.51 DKK9.76	+136.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 UYU68.23	$2.12 DKK13.66	+27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 UYU34.37	$1.07 DKK6.91	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 UYU33.73	$0.90 DKK5.84	+10.2%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

	Montevideo	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 UYU284.32	$7.78 DKK50.26	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.91 UYU1,969.18	$100.30 DKK647.79	+109.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,934.74 UYU1,476,885.81	$50,303.99 DKK324,875.77	+40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.38 UYU1,248.46	$24.43 DKK157.80	-19.6%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Montevideo	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.60 UYU1,791.77	$36.84 DKK237.92	-15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.38 UYU23,770.83	$1,691.68 DKK10,925.26	+192.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.05 UYU17,222.74	$1,264.98 DKK8,169.58	+201.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.70 UYU4,097.44	$151.98 DKK981.53	+52.4%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 51.9% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$386.12 UYU15,869.33	$580.24 DKK3,747.35	+50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,206.60 UYU337,283.90	$12,599.95 DKK81,373.65	+53.5%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 UYU140.42	$8.62 DKK55.69	+152.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 UYU155.60	$6.19 DKK39.98	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.03 UYU206.76	$9.05 DKK58.48	+80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 UYU2,401.82	$43.41 DKK280.32	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 UYU413.53	$18.68 DKK120.67	+85.7%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Montevideo	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.83 UYU3,856.13	$115.64 DKK746.84	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 UYU1,834.49	$48.78 DKK315.06	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.94 UYU4,518.33	$121.38 DKK783.87	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.02 UYU4,644.82	$174.89 DKK1,129.47	+54.7%
Average			+24.4%

Montevideo vs. Copenhagen - Cost of clothing

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